Description

Converts a value to a boolean. True is returned, if the specified parameter is the string representation of value.

Syntax

public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture);

Public Function Convert(value As Object, targetType As Type, parameter As Object, culture As CultureInfo) As Object

Parameters

Parameter	Description
value	The value produced by the binding source. Supported types are: System.Enum, int, int?, bool?, char and char?.
targetType	The type of the binding target property. It must be a boolean.
parameter	The converter parameter to use. It must be a string. The converter returns true, if this value is the string representation of value. To convert a bool? to a bool, this parameter is not used and can be set to null.
culture	The culture to use in the converter.

Return Value

The converted value, true or false. The method returns DependencyProperty.UnsetValue, if the conversion is not possible.

Examples

The following example uses Convert in a focused Boolean Converter workflow.

var result = booleanConverter.Convert("Approved", typeof(object), "Approved", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US"));
Console.WriteLine($"Convert result: {result}");

Dim result = booleanConverter.Convert("Approved", GetType(Object), "Approved", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US"))
Console.WriteLine($"Convert result: {result}")